Senate Bill 594
Requirements for residential facilities that provide or promote themselves as providing specialized care for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and providing penalties
Topics: Community-based residential facility, Disease, Health Services, Department of: Supportive living and treatment, Nursing homes and adult care
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Apr 13, 2010, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 8, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 13, 2010
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) licenses various types of residential care facilities, including nursing homes, community-based residential facilities (CBRFs), and adult family homes at which nursing home care may be provided (AFHs). This bill requires a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH that provides, or promotes itself as providing, specialized programming or a specialized unit for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia to produce a document describing the specialized programming or unit. The bill requires that the nursing home, CBRF, or AFH provide a copy of the document to every person seeking placement at the nursing home, CBRF, or AFH, as well as to DHS and the long-term care ombudsman. The bill further requires that a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH identify any fees specific to the specialized programming or unit and provide residents at least 30 days' notice before increasing these fees.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 3 are Democrats. 8 have no party on record.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- AARP - Wisconsin
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
- Disability Rights - Wisconsin
- Independence First
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Long-Term Care
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Wisconsin Board on Aging
- Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
- by request of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association Chapter Network
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 6, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Apr 13, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Apr 6, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Mar 31, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 8, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation.
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Mar 8, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 8, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Taylor and Lehman, by request of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association Chapter Network, AARP - Wisconsin, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Disability Rights - Wisconsin, Independence First, Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long-Term Care, Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers;Cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Clark, Staskunas and Kaufert
- Mar 8, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation
- Mar 31, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a coauthor
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote